While explaining the accident, Tejashwi Yadav said that his convoy had taken a halt at a roadside eatery to have tea when a speeding truck suddenly hit one of the vehicles from the rear, causing chaos at the scene
"The people of Bihar do not expect the Prime Minister to lie. He does not have the dignity needed for the Prime Minister's post," RJD Vice-President Shivanand Tiwari said while referring to a Right to Information (RTI) query filed by one Mohamad Iqbal Ansari on April 4, 2017.